Montgomery County

    Suspect in killing of American University professor is headed to trial after 15 years
    It’s been nearly 15 years since Montgomery County Police found the 52-year-old accounting professor beaten and asphyxiated in her Bethesda home.
    American University Professor Sue Ann Marcum was killed 15 years ago.
    A recent COVID-19 spike in Montgomery County renews vaccination push
    After a spike in COVID-19 cases, Montgomery County health officials are urging residents to get vaccinated against the virus that causes it.
    A student receives an injection during a Vaccine Clinic offered at BCPS Fest held at New Town High School on August 16th, 2025 in Owings Mills, MD.
    Montgomery County has a shortage of child-care options. Here’s 2 ways officials want to fix it.
    Montgomery County leaders celebrated a $10 million investment to expand Head Start services to children 3 and younger, as well as to provide financial support for community child-care providers.
    County Executive Marc Elrich is joined by other Montgomery County leaders as they tout a plan to expand early childhood education access while at the Academy Child Development Center in North Potomac on Wednesday.
    ‘He crossed that street 1,000 times’: Kensington father recalls his son’s last moments
    An investigation determined the teen was crossing the westbound lanes of University Boulevard West when he was struck.
    James Evert Anderson, 16, was struck and killed while crossing the street near University Boulevard West and St. Paul Street in Kensington, Sunday, Sept 21, 2025.
    Maryland is losing federal jobs faster than any other state. When should we start worrying?
    Nearly 15,000 federal jobs in Maryland have been lost since the start of the year. Economists aren’t worried — yet.
    Republican Shelly Skolnick is preparing run for Montgomery County executive
    Shelly Skolnick, a Friendship Heights-based attorney, has filed paperwork establishing a campaign committee with the state elections board — a precursor to formally filing to run for county executive.
    Shelly Skolnick.
    Woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Wheaton
    It was the second pedestrian traffic death in Montgomery County in three days.
    Marc Elrich promised to shutter the county’s waste incinerator. This is his last chance.
    Despite extending the contract for the Dickerson incinerator through 2031, the county executive is pushing for alternatives before his term ends.
    Despite extending the contract for the Dickerson incinerator through 2031, the county executive is pushing for alternatives before his term ends.
    Sinclair will keep some Marylanders from watching Jimmy Kimmel
    Jimmy Kimmel may be returning to ABC late Tuesday, but some broadcast viewers in Maryland won’t be able to watch “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” because of Sinclair Broadcast Group’s ongoing opposition.
    Sinclair Broadcast Group headquarters in Cockeysville.
    Kensington teen killed while crossing street identified by police
    An investigation determined the teen was crossing the westbound lanes of University Boulevard West when he was struck.
    Film projection lives on at AFI Silver with ‘One Battle After Another’
    AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring will be one of the select theaters to screen the Leonardo DiCaprio-led action thriller “One Battle After Another” in 70mm.
    Projectionist Andrew Tamburrino inspects the new movie “One Battle After Another” in 70mm at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring.
    For thousands of Maryland’s Ukrainians, the war is never-ending
    St. Andrews Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral remains a nexus for organizing humanitarian aid for Ukraine, and a place where Ukrainians in the area come to sustain themselves.
    Katrina Hall, attending St. Andrews Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral's Ukrainian Festival, said the Russian invasion has changed the way she thinks about her identity.
    To sell the looming shutdown, Maryland Democrats focus on affordability
    When the federal government shuts down, and it will either this time or the next, Maryland’s Democrats will have to explain why. The Constitution is burning, but they’ve settled on an old political strategy.
    From left, Rep. Johnny Olszewski, Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, Sen. Chris Van Hollen, Rep. Kweisi Mfume, and Rep. Sarah Elfreth, and Rep. Glenn Ivey. Six members of the Maryland congressional delegation arrive to the ICE field offices at the George H. Fallon Federal Building in Baltimore on Monday, July 28, 2025, to test whether they will be allowed to see conditions in which detainees are being kept.
    Montgomery County election officials are concerned about possible postmark changes
    The county board is not the only group to voice concerns to the USPS. The Center for Election Confidence, a nonprofit focused on ethics in elections, also submitted a letter opposing the proposed rule change.
    Early voters cast their ballots at the Randallstown Community Center on October 30, 2024.
    5 things to know about the University Boulevard Corridor Plan
    The University Boulevard Corridor Plan’s supporters point out that the county is suffering from a severe housing shortage and argue that the plan will help put more homes on the market along transit lines.
    Over a hundred community members packed the auditorium of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring for a Montgomery County Council a public hearing on the University Boulevard Corridor Plan on Sept. 10.
    Police investigating man’s slaying in North Bethesda
    First responders were called to an apartment in the 5900 block of Montrose Road, where they found the man’s body.
    Second Chance’s fight with the IRS brought scrutiny to donors
    In a new court filing, an appraiser for Second Chance says the IRS is waging a “scorched earth assault” on the Baltimore-based nonprofit that sells secondhand furniture and building supplies.
    The Second Chance warehouse in Baltimore on October 31, 2024.
    16-year-old pedestrian killed in Kensington crash
    The collision occurred about 9:15 p.m. in the 3500 block of University Boulevard West.
    Mother’s loss fuels life-saving contest in Montgomery County
    A video competition on the dangers of fentanyl includes $15,000 in prize money for middle and high school students.
    Jenn Pisarra poses for a portrait in Rockville, Md.
    Between boon and boondoggle, the Purple Line winds toward completion
    Years of delays and cost overruns have ballooned the cost of the Purple Line to an estimated $9.5 billion. Now, the massive transit project is winding toward completion.
    Crews run dynamic testing of the Purple Line light rail vehicles at the New Carrollton station. The expanded testing schedule started in August.
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